contingent
— Adjective
– English
～ possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"
contingent
— Adjective
– English
～ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
contingent
— Adjective
– English
～ uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot
continual
— Adjective
– English
～ recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
continual
— Adjective
– English
～ having no interruptions; "`continual' is often used interchangeably with `continuous'"
continuant
— Adjective
– English
～ of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
continued
— Adjective
– English
～ without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns"
continuing
— Adjective
– English
～ remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"
continuing
— Adjective
– English
～ of long duration; "chronic money problems"
continuous
— Adjective
– English
～ of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
continuous
— Adjective
– English
～ continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"
contorted
— Adjective
– English
～ twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "his mad contorted smile"; "writhed lips"; "my writhen features"- Walter scott
contraband
— Adjective
– English
～ distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
contrabass
— Adjective
– English
～ pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
contraceptive
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications"
contraclockwise
— Adjective
– English
～ in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
contractable
— Adjective
– English
～ (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
contracted
— Adjective
– English
～ reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes"
contractile
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of contracting or being contracted; "the contractile wings of an insect"
contractual
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; "contractual obligations"